Armed men from the Endeavour ship boarded the black pearl and surrounded jack's crew. Lord Cutler Beckett coolly approached the pirates with the head of the government.
"Mr. Sparrow, nice to see you again" Beckett said.
Jack forced a smile at him while men hand cuffs them. The ageing man beside Beckett, Isaac Heartgrim specifically, recognized Elizabeth and Emily.
"Emily, is that you?" he asked with hope.
Emily is beside jack when she recognized her own father and is truly happy to see him at the moment.
"Father!" she exclaimed happily.
Isaac ordered one of the guards to take off Emily's hand cuffs. The metal cuffs opened and Emily hugged her father tight.
"It seems that you've kidnapped another one, Sparrow" Beckett added.
"For your information, she volunteered to come" jack explained.
"Hang them when we get to Port Royal" Isaac ordered, which of course, delighted Beckett.
But Emily didn't seem happy with his father's hasty decision, "Father, you can't kill them! They didn't kidnapped me"
"Kidnapped or not, they're pirates. And they have a price to pay"
"How about Elizabeth, you can't kill her"
Isaac sighed and remembered his now deceased brother Weatherby, "I can't do anything. She engaged herself to joining pirates"
Elizabeth couldn't believe that her own relative would let her be taken to the gallows.
"Father, I finally found him--- my brother" Emily added.
Isaac is surprised to hear that, even Beckett and the other captives. He never talked about that thing for a long time.
Emily took a glimpse on jack then to her father, "It's Jack Sparrow"
Murmurs started to arouse like buzzing bees while jack stands there with a suppressed smile. A pirate from the Heartgrim's family, that's a big issue. Isaac looked furious and suddenly punched jack hard on the face.
The captives tried to fight back but the guards get their guns ready.
"Jack!" Emily exclaimed and went to his side to see if he's okay.
Isaac is filled with anger at the moment and couldn't accept what he just heard, "You wretched good for nothing pirate!"
Jack rubs his aching nose and smiled sarcastically towards the man who hates him the most.
"You don't seem to be happy to see me, father" jack said, grinning.
"Don't you dare call me father, you insolent fool!"
Emily is surprised to hear such rude words coming out of a respectable man such as her father.
"Please father, don't be too hard on him. He didn't do anything wrong" Emily pleaded.
"Actually, he did a lot of wrong doings" Beckett butted in.
Isaac looked angrier, "And now you brained wash my daughter's mind"
"He didn't, I'm just telling you what you need to know. He's still your son!"
"Never! I couldn't accept a son who is as barbaric as a pirate!"
"Do you even know why he left in the first place?"
Honestly, Isaac doesn't know and really don't care. What's done is done, he already forgot about his first son a long time ago. But Emily decided to speak out her mind and takes her brother's side.
"You never listen to us" Emily said.
Isaac looked confused while Beckett looks bored and left them with their family affairs.
"Excuse me?" Isaac asked.
"That's always the problem; you never listen to what your children have to say. Especially my side, everything I say is wrong to you!"
"That's not true" Isaac protested.
"Yes it is, you always act like the head of the government even at home"
Isaac tried to calm himself and is feeling a lot of pressure now in front of the people he works with, "That's enough, Emily"
"You think you're always right, but you're not!"
"Emily"
"And you only worry about how other people sees you and feels ashamed when I do something wrong!"
All of a sudden, the whole ship turned dead silent when they heard a thundering sound. Isaac couldn't control his emotions anymore. His left hand trembles as he could still hear the strike he made in his mind. On the other hand, Emily is in a state of shock, touching her left cheek that stings. In her whole life, no one ever hit her like that, even her mother.
"Emily I-"Isaac tried to reach out to his daughter, but Emily hid behind her brother.
Jack saw how terrified Emily is and then faced their father seriously, "Don't forget you're still a father, mate. The government isn't your family"
Beckett came back and noticed the silence, "Okay, take them to the cellar"
The guards take them to the lower deck and Beckett pats Isaac behind, "I'm sure it must feel awful to have such a disgrace in the family such as Sparrow. It'll just suit him to face the gallows"
Isaac wasn't listening and is just staring at his hand; he couldn't believe what he has done to his daughter. The guards already locked the captives on in the cellars and went back to their stations. Will and the others are just staring at jack.
"Why didn't you tell us about this?" Elizabeth suddenly asked to her cousin she never thought.
Jack is massaging his wrists where the cuffs were awhile ago and snorted at them, "Why do I have to, it doesn't concern the lot of you"
He got up and joined Emily who is on the far corner, sitting. She's staring blankly with her purple eyes getting cloudy already.
"Does it still hurt?" jack asked concerned.
The imprint of their father's hand is still visible on Emily's fragile cheek and is very red.
Emily blinked and tears trickled down her cheeks that she quickly wiped away, "Doesn't matter, it'll fade after awhile"
Night already reached them and they're still at sea. The other captives already fell asleep except for the siblings jack and Emily. The both of them are in one corner, far from the others, talking about their family.
"A lot must have changed in the family since you and Frederick came" jack said, stretching his legs out.
Emily wrapped her arms around her legs and shrugged, "I'm not sure, what was our family like before?"
"Well, formal. I mean you saw the bloody man, he's very strict"
"He's always been that strict?"
"Not always, he used to be a fun guy"
"I can't really imagine that"
Jack chuckled, "When Stephen and I were small, father would usually tell us pirate stories and adventures. It was fun, but he suddenly changed when he became head of the government"
"I wish father turns back to his fun side"
Emily faced her brother across and this time, she looked serious and worried, "If we ever get away from this, would you still stab Davey Jones heart?"
Jack has thought about it many times already; to stab the heart and live forever or not to stab the heart and be a normal human. It's really about making the right choices.
"My first reason to stab Davey Jones' heart is so I could live for eternity" jack explained and watches his curious sister, "But it all changed. I couldn't bear not to see my family in ten years- not anymore. But you don't have to worry, Emily. I'll find another way to settle my debt with him, so he couldn't take you"
Emily sat beside her brother and hugged him tight. Finally, she found her brother and if this is the last remaining days before the gallows, she's happy to be with him. Behind some stacked barrels across the cellars, they didn't know that someone was listening.
The head of the government, Isaac Heartgrim, slowly slid down to the ground, sitting, and feeling a lot of guilt in his heart and soul. Jack was right about him, he wasn't really that strict before. When Isaac first had his two sons, he'd tell them pirate stories. He himself wanted to have adventures of his own. He and jack would get along and pretend to be pirates on their backyard. But, he knew that the adventures he dreamt of wouldn't ever happen in real life. Isaac got the position as head of the government of England. It is a big task and first thing they decided to do is stop piracy. Isaac also told little jack to stop talking about pirates if he doesn't want to get in trouble. But little jack already made up my mind that one day he'll be a pirate. Isaac got really mad and felt ashamed about him so he never introduced him to anyone. The one he only treated as a son was Stephen. When the night the pirates ambushed Port Royal, Isaac was in their living room. He knew that jack would be leaving, but he never thought of stopping him. He wanted to get rid of him. The next day, Isaac told his wife and Stephen that jack was kidnapped by pirates. Many years had passed and Isaac and Estella had a new son, Frederick. They love him they love Stephen. After three years, they had a new one and a girl they named Emily. Isaac felt so happy to finally have a daughter. As Emily grows up, though, Isaac had a fear. His only and youngest daughter is becoming like his first son, jack. Afraid that she might run off with pirates, Isaac brought Emily to Port Royal so he could keep an eye on her.
"You're going to creep up people when they see you there, mate"
Isaac got startled when jack suddenly spoke. He stood up beside the barrels where he was eavesdropping and looked at the pirate. Jack knew that he was listening all the time. The old man slowly approached the cellar and realized that his daughter fell asleep on jack's arms. She looks very at peace. Isaac didn't know what to say to his son he haven't seen for many years. Jack decided to talk first.
"I see you haven't changed, old man" jack said teasingly with a grin.
"And you-changed a lot" Isaac answered almost in a whisper. "What have you been doing all these years?"
"Well not bring stuff like you do. I've been living the life I wanted; searching treasures with me crew"
"And you happen to stumble upon Emily?"
Jack smiled and played with Emily's soft locks, "If it wasn't for her, I might've been locked up for a long time. She reminds me of myself-girl version"
Isaac couldn't agree more and smiled at his daughter, "Yes, she does. When she was a lot younger, she'd also play around pretending to be a pirate. She gets into trouble a lot, but gets away with it"
"Of course she does, a Heartgrim always gets away with trouble" jack said proudly.
"Do the both of you get along well?"
"The first time I met her, she's bloody annoying. Very snobbish, a know it all, and a bit talkative. I nearly fell for her to be honest"
"How did she end up in your ship?"
"She said she was looking for her older brother that was kidnapped by pirates. I don't recall being kidnapped though. Anyways, I thought she'll just be a pain since Davey Jones wants to take her"
"Good God, Davey Jones?" Isaac whispered horrified.
Jack rolled his eyes and continued, "Yeah, tentacles. I asked Emily if she still wanted to sail with us despite the danger she's in to. And you know what she said? She said she'll still stay because she trust me"
Isaac turned quiet about the last part and jack noticed. Jack looked down on his sister and gently touches her soft cheeks.
"You know, it's not that difficult to trust someone especially when you know that someone" jack started, "But that time, Emily didn't know who I was, but still trusted me. It's all about making the right choices, mate. Not only grownups have the authority to decided for the young ones"
"I-I'm just afraid she might run off like you did. Look at you; you're always facing the gallows. If you stayed and followed me, you might have a great life" Isaac said and wouldn't want to his only daughter to have the wrong choice.
"And what, be miserable my entire life? If Emily wants to run off then let her, she's old enough to make her own decisions and to find a way to fix things. We'll not always listen to parents, mate"
What jack said has a meaning. Emily needs to make choices on her own to learn what is right from wrong.
"But, she's not the only one who needs to make choices" jack added with a smile.
As soon as they arrive in Port Royal, Jack's crew along with Tia Dalma, Emily, Will, And Elizabeth are going to face the gallows in front of her majesty, the queen. As head of the government, Isaac could either stop it or let his son and daughter be hang.